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disabilities and their families. The study 

will not allow for statistical 

generalization beyond EHS/HS and their 

service populations. 

The study will report on inclusive 

practices, staffing, professional 

development, and collaboration with 

local education agencies, early 

intervention programs, health providers, 

and other community stakeholders who 

serve young children with disabilities 

and their families. 

ACF aims to address the research 

questions through a national survey of 

EHS/HS program directors (Wave 1), a 

survey with DSCs identified by the 

directors (Wave 2), and a one-time 

qualitative interview with a subset of 

DSCs who respond to the web-based 

survey (Wave 3). There are no data 

regarding the population of the DSC 

workforce and subgroups, preventing 

the team from setting a frame for 

selecting a nationally representative 

sample. Given the lack of administrative 

data and contact information about 

DSCs, it is essential that a national 

survey of EHS/HS directors (Wave 1) be 

conducted to identify DSC respondents. 

A purposive sample of DSCs who 

completed the Wave 2 survey will be 

asked to participate in a semistructured, qualitative interview. 

Data collection activities will occur 

over 15 months, shortly after OMB 

approval. The three waves of data 

collection will occur concurrently—the 

Wave 1 survey will be fielded for 

approximately 8 months; the Wave 2 

survey will be fielded for approximately 

12 months; and the Wave 3 interviews 

will be conducted over 4 months. 

Respondents: Head Start Directors, 

Head Start Disability Services 

Coordinators. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument 

Number of 

respondents 

(total over 

request 

period) 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

(total over 

request 

period) 

Average 

burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

Total burden 

(in hours) 

Annual burden 

(in hours) 

Survey of EHS/HS Program Directors (Wave 1) ................. 1,600 1 0.42 672 336 

Survey of EHS/HS DSCs (Wave 2) ..................................... 1,200 1 0.75 900 450 

DSC Interview (Wave 3) ...................................................... 36 1 0.75 27 13.5 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 799.5. 

Comments: The Department 

specifically requests comments on (a) 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information; (c) the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Consideration will be given 

to comments and suggestions submitted 

within 60 days of this publication. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9835; 42 U.S.C. 

9844. 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15594 Filed 7–21–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Office of Child Care Data 

Collection for ACF–218: FFY 2021 

Quality Progress Report (QPR) 

AGENCY: Office of Child Care, 

Administration for Children and 

Families, HHS. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Child Care 

(OCC) is requesting a 1-year extension of 

the form ACF–218: Quality Progress 

Report (QPR) (OMB #0970–0517, 

expiration 9/30/2021). There are minor 

changes requested to the form related to 

COVID–19 pandemic supplemental 

funding increases. 

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of 

publication. In compliance with the 

requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

ACF is soliciting public comment on the 

specific aspects of the information 

collection described above. 

ADDRESSES: The proposed collection of 

information will be posted at 

www.acf.hhs.gov/occ. Comments may 

be submitted by emailing 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. 

Alternatively, a copy can also be 

obtained by emailing infocollection@

acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be 

identified by the title of the information 

collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: Lead Agencies are 

required to spend a certain percent of 

their Child Care and Development Fund 

(CCDF) awards on activities to improve 

the quality of child care. Lead Agencies 

are also required to invest in at least 1 

of 10 allowable quality activities 

included in the Child Care and 

Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act 

of 2014. In order to ensure that states 

and territories are meeting these 

requirements, the CCDBG Act and the 

CCDF final rule require Lead Agencies 

to submit an annual report that 

describes how quality funds were 

expended. The CCDF final rule named 

this the QPR. The report must describe 

how quality funds were expended, 

including what types of activities were 

funded and measures used to evaluate 

progress in improving the quality of 

child care programs and services. The 

QPR increased transparency on quality 

spending and will continue to gather 

detailed information on how states and 

territories are spending their quality 

funds, as well as more specific data 

points to reflect the requirements in the 

CCDBG Act and the CCDF final rule. 

The annual data provided by the QPR 

will be used to describe how lead 

agencies are spending a significant 

investment per year to key stakeholders, 

including Congress, federal, state and 

territory administrators, providers, 

parents, and the public. 


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Specifically, this report will be used 

to: 

• Ensure accountability and 

transparency for the use of CCDF quality 

funds, including a set-aside for quality 

infant and toddler care and the 

stabilization grants funded by the 

American Rescue Plan Act funding; 

• Track progress toward meeting 

state- and territory-set indicators and 

benchmarks for improvement of child 

care quality based on goals and 

activities described in CCDF Plans; 

• Understand efforts to progress 

towards all child care settings meeting 

the developmental needs of children; 

and 

• Inform federal technical assistance 

efforts and decisions regarding strategic 

use of quality funds. 

Respondents: State and territory 

CCDF lead agencies (56). 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument 

Total 

number of 

respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden 

hours per 

response 

Annual 

burden hours 

ACF–218: FFY 2021 QPR ............................................................................... 56 1 75 4,200 

Comments: The Department 

specifically requests comments on (a) 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information; (c) the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Consideration will be given 

to comments and suggestions submitted 

within 60 days of this publication. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9858. 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15711 Filed 7–21–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Child Support Portal 

Registration (OMB No.: 0970–0370) 

AGENCY: Office of Child Support 

Enforcement, Administration for 

Children and Families, Health and 

Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Child Support 

Enforcement (OCSE), Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF), is 

requesting the federal Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approve the ‘‘Child Support Portal 

Registration,’’ with revisions, for an 

additional three years. OCSE’s Child 

Support Portal (‘‘Portal’’) contains 

applications to assist state child support 

agencies with administering their 

programs. Authorized Portal users must 

register with OCSE to access Portal 

applications and provide OCSE with 

certain preferences. The current OMB 

approval expires on February 28, 2022. 

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of 

publication. In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting 

public comment on the specific aspects 

of the information collection described 

above. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed 

collection of information can be 

obtained and comments may be 

forwarded by emailing infocollection@

acf.hhs.gov. Alternatively, copies can 

also be obtained by writing to the 

Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Planning, Research, 

and Evaluation (OPRE), 330 C Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20201, Attn: ACF 

Reports Clearance Officer. All requests, 

emailed or written, should be identified 

by the title of the information collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: OCSE’s Division of 

Federal Systems maintains the Portal, 

which contains various applications 

that authorized users may view, update, 

and upload or download information for 

child support purposes. OCSE creates 

secure profiles for authorized users for 

employers, insurers, and financial 

institutions based on information 

provided in the Employer Services and 

Insurance Match Debt Inquiry Portal 

Registration forms. OCSE added the 

electronic National Medical Support 

Notice (e-NMSN), the electronic 

Incoming Withholding Order (e-IWO), 

and Multistate Financial Institution 

Data Match FAST Levy (MSFIDM FAST 

LEVY) Profile forms, which provide 

OCSE with information to set up the 

respective program user’s process and 

capture preferences. State child support 

agencies manage and authenticate 

authorization for individual users via 

the state proxy server; therefore, a Portal 

Registration form is not required. State 

users must, however, provide OCSE 

with their respective Portal preferences. 

Respondents: Employers, Financial 

Institutions, Insurers, and State Child 

Support Agencies. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Information collection instrument 

Tota 

estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Total number 

of responses 

per respondent 

Average burden 

hours per 

response 

Total burden 

hours 

Employer Services Agreement and Profile ...................................... 9,508 1 0.08 760.64 

Insurance Match Debt Inquiry Agreement and Profile .................... 18 1 0.08 1.44 

e-NMSN: Plan Administrator Profile ................................................ 5 1 0.22 1.10 

e-NMSN: Employer Profile .............................................................. 5 1 0.22 1.10 

e-NMSN: State Profile ..................................................................... 5 1 0.22 1.10 

e-IWO S2S Profile ........................................................................... 4 1 0.22 0.88 


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